$469 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $471
- 2021: $469
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Simson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Simson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far fewer people earn high incomes in Simson than in other areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $469. This is far below the national figure of $805. Most residents live on modest means, and very few of the local households earn $3,000 or more per week.
$1,542
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- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Simson — higher than 50% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,937 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical household income is also a little below the national figure, coming in at $1,542.
$1,542 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,542
Median total household income per week.
$1,937 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,416
- 2021: $1,937
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
None of the households in Simson earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 4.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Simson, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Simson, Under $650 is the majority at 74%; $650–$1,499 is next at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Simson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22285/simson/topic/income